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Democracy in Latin America

(Re)Constructing Political Society

Series: Changing Nature of Democracy, The
( Print: March 2002 )

(Re)democratization in much of Latin America has had to confront a legacy of civil war or political repression, as well as the social dilemmas inherent in the integration of the region into the global...

(Re)democratization in much of Latin America has had to confront a legacy of civil war or political repression, as well as the social dilemmas inherent in the integration of the region into the global...


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Democratic Process and the Market, The

Challenges of the Transition

Series: Changing Nature of Democracy, The
( Print: November 1999 )

The transition of the former socialist countries and East and Central Europe to a pluralistic, democratic system of governance and a modern market economy has involved historically-unparalleled...

The transition of the former socialist countries and East and Central Europe to a pluralistic, democratic system of governance and a modern market economy has involved historically-unparalleled...


Democracy Governance and Economic Performance

East and Southeast Asia

Series: Changing Nature of Democracy, The
( Print: April 2000 )

In a number of states of East and Southeast Asia, democratization occurred or was consolidated in the early 1990s but irrespective of the level of democratization, economic performance has been a...

In a number of states of East and Southeast Asia, democratization occurred or was consolidated in the early 1990s but irrespective of the level of democratization, economic performance has been a...


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Democratization in the Middle East

Experiences, Struggles, Challenges

Series: Changing Nature of Democracy, The
( Print: April 2003 )

This publication addresses a number of key issues that would determine the success or failure of sustainable democratization in the countries of the Middle East. Drawing on conceptual and country...

This publication addresses a number of key issues that would determine the success or failure of sustainable democratization in the countries of the Middle East. Drawing on conceptual and country...


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Children in Institutions

The Beginning of the End?

Series: Insight Innocenti
( Print: August 2003 )

There is a growing global consensus in favour of family-based alternatives to institutional care for children. No residential institution --no matter how well meaning-- can replace the family...

There is a growing global consensus in favour of family-based alternatives to institutional care for children. No residential institution --no matter how well meaning-- can replace the family...


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Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children, in Africa

Series: Insight Innocenti
( Print: November 2004 )

Trafficking in human beings is increasingly understood as a major and worldwide human rights violation and development issue. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre new Insight Trafficking in Human Beings...

Trafficking in human beings is increasingly understood as a major and worldwide human rights violation and development issue. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre new Insight Trafficking in Human Beings...


Two Faces of Education in Ethnic Conflict, The

Towards a Peacebuilding Education for Children

Series: Insight Innocenti
( Print: May 2001 )

This publication challenges a widely-held assumption - that education is inevitably a force for good. While stressing the many stabilizing aspects of good quality education, the book shows how...

This publication challenges a widely-held assumption - that education is inevitably a force for good. While stressing the many stabilizing aspects of good quality education, the book shows how...


Promoting Children's Participation in Democratic Decision-Making

Series: Insight Innocenti
( Print: May 2001 )

Listening to children and considering seriously what they have to say has not been a widely adopted practice throughout the world. Since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)...

Listening to children and considering seriously what they have to say has not been a widely adopted practice throughout the world. Since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)...